Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-29

street, also down High street to Capt. G. W :.
Keyes' new residence, corner High and Broad
way: and probably several other business
blocks, will be supplied by their pipes.
PENoBscor.
The Rev. Mr.. Fletcher of New London, has
accepted the cali FROM the Baptist church in
Dexter, to become their ipastor, and will en-
ter upon his duties sometime in November
Mr.. Fletcher is brother -in-law of Mr.. Sam
uel Copeland, and spent his boyhood days IN
Dexter. He enlisted in the war of the Re-
bellion. was soon promoted to Colonel,
served through the war and has since been
preaching the Gospel His last pastorate,
where he now is, was fourteen years, which
speaks well for him ss well as for the church
with which he labored.
At the town meeting held in Patten last
Saturday $4,000 were voted in aid of the
direct line to Aroostook, and the voters were
very enthusiastic over the prospects for the
road The friends of the proposed direct line
claim that they now have $500 Of the
necessary 800, 900 pledged, and are confident
Of soon raising the balance.
SAGADAHoc.
The directors of the Eastern Steamboat
Co., have concluded to build large fast boat
for the excursion business to be ready in May.
She will have triple expansion engine of
the latest and most improved design, and IL
expected to be q model boat of her class.
The case of Hiram Cornish VS.. Sagadahoc
county has been assigned for next Monday at
Supreme Judicial court now in session in
Wiscassett. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Cornish of North Bath. was thrown from his
d., n-;I hrya MI NIB heoa
He claims $4,000 damages. Hogan and
Gilbert for plaintiff. Spaulding and Buker
for defendant.
SOMERSET.
Dennis Moore, Esq, of N. Arson living
with his son George F. Moore three miles out
on the Scion road in this town met with q
serious accident Thursday night. He was
unwell and got up in the night and sat by the
kitchen fire awhile, and on returning opened
the cellar door instead of the door of his room,
and fell down the stairs and broke his arm
badly. Being man sc years of age his re-
covery is doubtful.
The Kennebec Framing Co. and the Maine
Mfg. Co. now run evenings and large part
of their crews are drawing more cash at the
end of the week.
Mr. Greedy and wife of Clinton were driv-
ing along High street Fairfield Wednesday
morning when their horse took fright at q
meat cart and ran into wagon upsetting the
carriage and splitting the occupants. The
horse cleared himself from the carriage and
ran away. Neither Mr.. Greedy or his wife
were injured and few dollars repaired the
damage to carriage and harness.
HARrLAND. - Our correspondent writes
Oct. %: H. J. Robinson of this place COM
mitted suicide yesterday afternoon by drown
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not return at supper time. His wife thinking
something wrong had hapIs led gave the alarm
and about one hundred men with lanterns
commenced the search His body was found
at P. NJ. in Indian stream which is about
40 Srods from his home. He leaves a
wife and three children. Financial trouble
was probably the cause.
WALDO.
The Belfast Journal SAYS, Hon. Seth L.
Milliken, w. B. Swan and C. B. Hazeltine,
Esqs., have taken hold of the Soldiers monu-
ment business, and Tuesday canvassed for
funds. They believe that Belfast should
have a monument worthy of the gallant
soldiers who went from this town, and think
50, 800 or $4,000 ought to be raised We have
faith that these gentlemen will raise the re-
CURED amount-As Capt r E. Patterson
and Capt. N Park were coming to the village
Monday afternoon about two o'clock they
saw heavy squsll strike the water about half
mile from land and amidst the foam ia the
very centre they observed water spout which
appeared from twenty-five to thirty feet high
and was travelling in easterly direction at
very high rate of speed. They were unable
to see what became of it finally as intervening
buildings obstructed their view. Nothing of
the kind was ever seen in the bay before,
though many of our sea captains have seen
them on the ocean An interesting chapter
on waterspouts might be written from the
experience of some of our mariners.
WASHINGTON.
The whole nomber of scholars attending
the public schools in Eastport last term was
S0o, with an average attendance of 672
Joseph w. Kerr was arrested in the very
act of breaking into the d. B Barnard store
at Calais, Thursday morning. about o'clock,
by night Waterman Fred Townsend. The
fellow had broken the window with a crow
bar, and had his arm through the hole reach
ing for the booty whea apprehended. He had
hearing before Judge Rounds, who bound
him over for trial at the January term of the
j. S. Court.
YORK
Oae of the men employed at Andrews
quarry on the Pool road. put an unusually
big charge of powder into 3 blast yesterday
afternoon, and following the explosion big
piece of rock flew into the air and crushed
through the side of the engine house, break
ing the eccentric rod in the cylinder head of
the engine, and coming within an ace of
smashing the boiler into smthereens Bid
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